According to some observers, the latest expansion in the Fed’s balance sheet is not outrightly stimulative like the one seen following the coronavirus-induced crash of 2020.
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Some market observers say bitcoin’s recent price movements were largely driven by investors looking for alternative assets to park their funds amid a banking clampdown in the U.S.
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